House update and Stitch Fix

First, wow. I didn’t know my post about parenthood/pregnancy/fertility would generate so much love. I am grateful and humbled by the kindness each responder showed to me. The day I posted, I heard from so many people–on Facebook, texts, emails, comments on the blog. At the end of the day I fell in bed, exhausted by all the goodness. Thank you for your offering of words and love. For anyone who thinks the world is all bad, this day showed me how wrong they are. There is so much good in this world and you showed it to me generously. I am grateful.

Second, a house update: We received word that we are approved for a permit and that it is now “available for purchase.” Fantastic. So we pay for an application, we pay for various steps along the way, and then we pay when it is ready. Then we try to close the permit, we have the pleasure of paying for an inspection. Name of the game: payment. Fun. Times. We have a concrete bid, which is good. We were worried nobody would want to bid on our little project because the Austin building market is nuts right now. Everyone is busy and not in need of extra work. Timing is everything and while we bought our house at the right time, we are renovating at the wrong time. Oh well. No demo yet. We need a few more bids first. Stay tuned.

In other news, I am now into mail order shopping, with a stylist. Have you heard of Stitch Fix? Megan got her fix last week and she loves it all! I got mine a few days ago and kept 2 of the 5 things.

Here’s the concept. You fill out a fashion questionnaire in which you answer questions like, “how much of the items in this picture do you like?” “How often do you dress for work? date night?” “What body part do you like to flaunt?” “What colors do you love and hate?” You can connect the stylist to your fashion Pinterest board even, except I don’t have one. It is fairly thorough. You give them your weight, height, sizes, etc. (THERE IS NO POINT IN LYING!) And then, a stylist picks out 5 items for you. Megan got all tops. I asked for work clothes. You can customize it. Each item is $50 or $60. You can keep it all and get a 25% discount, choose a few things, or send it all back. If you send it all back, you have to pay a $20 styling fee that is otherwise credited towards the things you buy.

You can subscribe monthly or occasionally. It seems perfect for people who don’t really like or have time for shopping.

So I got my box with this nice note.

It also came with these flash card things for how to style the items they sent.

They sent me a pair of earrings, a sleeveless shirt, 3/4 length-sleeve red shirt, a cardigan and a dress. I am keeping the red shirt and the dress. The other stuff is a little boring.

KEEPING.

RETURNING.

I scheduled another “fix” for April. Oh, no. This is a little addicting. I will tell you how that one goes.

I can get free clothes if I refer you. Tons of people are doing this, so don’t feel like you have to use my referral. But if you would like to, click here.